2001 National Invitation Tournament

The 2001 National Invitation Tournament was the 2001 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

2001 National Invitation Tournament
Season2000–01
Teams32
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsTulsa Golden Hurricane (2nd title)
Runner-upAlabama Crimson Tide (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBuzz Peterson (1st title)
MVPMarcus Hill (Tulsa)
National Invitation Tournaments
«2000 2002»

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

School Conference Record Appearance Last bid
Alabama SEC 21–10 9th 1999
Auburn SEC 17–13 5th 1998
Baylor Big 12 19–11 3rd 1990
Bradley Missouri Valley 19–11 20th 1999
Connecticut Big East 19–11 11th 1997
Dayton Atlantic 10 19–12 19th 1998
Detroit MCC 22–10 5th 1978
Illinois State Missouri Valley 21–8 8th 1996
McNeese State Southland 22–8 2nd 1986
Memphis C-USA 17–14 14th 1998
Miami (FL) Big East 16–12 6th 1997
Minnesota Big Ten 17–13 9th 1998
Mississippi State SEC 16–12 5th 1999
New Mexico Mountain West 19–12 15th 2000
Pepperdine West Coast 21–8 6th 1999
Pittsburgh Big East 18–13 8th 1997
Purdue Big Ten 16–14 7th 1992
Richmond Colonial 21–6 5th 1992
Seton Hall Big East 16–14 14th 1999
South Alabama Sun Belt 22–10 3rd 1984
South Carolina SEC 15–14 5th 1999
Southern Miss C-USA 22–8 8th 1998
St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 18–11 14th 1998
Toledo MAC 21–10 5th 1999
Tulsa WAC 21–11 7th 1991
UC Irvine Big West 25–4 3rd 1986
UNC Wilmington Colonial 19–10 2nd 1998
Utah Mountain West 19–11 11th 1992
UTEP WAC 22–8 7th 1995
Villanova Big East 18–12 14th 2000
West Virginia Big East 17–11 13th 1997
Wyoming Mountain West 20–9 7th 1999

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket:[1]

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Connecticut 72
South Carolina 65
Connecticut 61
Detroit 67
Detroit 68
Bradley 49
Detroit 59
Dayton 42
Richmond 79
West Virginia 56
Richmond 56
Dayton 71
Dayton 68
UNC Wilmington 59
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Alabama 85
Seton Hall 79
Alabama 79
Toledo 69
Toledo 76
South Alabama 67
Alabama 85
Purdue 77
Purdue 90
Illinois State 79
Purdue 90
Auburn 60
Auburn 60
Miami (FL) 58
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Minnesota 87
Villanova 78
Minnesota 70
Tulsa 73
Tulsa 75
UC Irvine 71
Tulsa 77
Mississippi State 75
Pittsburgh 84
St. Bonaventure 75
Pittsburgh 61
Mississippi State 66
Mississippi State 75
& Southern Miss 68
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Pepperdine 72
Wyoming 69
Pepperdine 75
New Mexico 81
New Mexico 83
Baylor 73
New Mexico 63
Memphis 81
UTEP 84
McNeese State 74
UTEP 65
Memphis 90
Memphis 71
Utah 62

Semifinals & finals
Semifinals Finals
      
Detroit 63
Alabama 74
Alabama 66
Tulsa 79
Tulsa 72
Memphis 64
Third place game
   
Detroit 71
Memphis 86

See also

References
  1. Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09
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